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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Blogathon Canada + a Giveaway!

Hey y'all! If you've been here before - welcome back, I love you! If you're new to these parts feel free to put your feet up on my coffee table and stay a little while!

Today is Ontario's turn for Blogathon Canada; that means Cathi, Cara, and myself are welcoming you to our little corner of the world! I have not had the pleasure of meeting Cara as she lives in London, Ontario, but Cathi is the extremely lovely lady who gifted me (just about three years ago now) with the sewing machine that I still use to this day. If you don't know that story, you can read more about it here.

Well, let's see, I guess you'd like to know a little about me, right?

I live in downtown Toronto with my partner of four years, Alex (that's us with the popsicle stick snowflakes we made at our friends' American Thanksgiving party this past week). I am a librarian by trade, but am currently working freelance writing quilting, sewing, and cross stitch patterns, as well as articles, for various publications including Stitch Craft Create and Quilts & More. I also have my own independent line of patterns which can be found here and here.

I have been crafty all me life but began quilting a few years ago when a friend from high school was getting married - I randomly decided that I wanted to make her a quilt and just jumped in fully dressed. I didn't even realize at the time that there was such a thing as a quilt pattern so I just made up my own and that's basically what I've been doing ever since.

In June 2010 I was asked to take over the presidency of the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild and have been President ever since. In July the TMQG was asked to participate in the Quilts at the Creek show at Black Creek Pioneer Village and this is me with two of my quilts. The one on the left is Mine Shaft and the one of the right is The Geese Have Landed.

To celebrate our little blogathon, here are some other Ontario blogs that you can visit:

To celebrate the Blogathon, Sew Sisters is offering one lucky reader of my blog the chance to win the above bundle which includes one metre of the chevron print from Down Under by Mint Blossom and four coordinating Kona fat quarters in White, Deep Blue, Chartreuse, and Leprechaun.

You have two
chances but please be sure to leave separate comments for each entry.
Here's what you've got to do:

That's it! Two easy-peasy ways to
enter! The giveaway is only open for one day so jump on it now!!

International entries are, as always,
welcome! Also, please remember that I have comment moderation enabled so
if you don't see your comment right away it just means that I haven't
had the chance to approve it yet (duplicate comments will be deleted).

Hi there, I am a new follower and thrilled to have the lists of all these wonderful Canadian Bloggers to visit and some to follow. Your modern quilts are superb; I get a real kick out of art quilts and am eager to try and FINISH as many as I can. I'm finding mug-rugs are a great way to try-out new ideas in a scale that doesn't overwhelm. No matter they are always functional.My fave colour is and always have been green in any of its variances. Cheers from Oshawa Ontario.

Great blog Kaye! It's wonderful to find all this Canadian talent thanks to the Sew Sisters/Blogathon Canada.I have too many favourite colours (read: too much stash?! NOT!)but lately I've been collecting various greys. I hope you're enjoying all the Grey Cup festivities & thank you so much for a chance at the give-away!mgw070 at shaw dot ca

I love color...can't say that I have a favorite. If I was to choose a favorite it would be all the shades of green in the spring. Thank you for hosting this part of the blogathon, now off to visit the other ON bloggers. forbesrj@shaw.ca

Kaye,What a nice photo of you and Alex- You do have a fantastic blog and I do visit when I can- The Canadian blog a thon has been terrific- I have enjoyed meeting some new to me Canadian bloggers and visiting some old friends. I love most bright colors - I do love the deep ultermarine blue- such a rich color.Regards from Edmonton,Anna

Having no favorite single color-but many favorites, I can't choose just one favorite solid. I love pinks, oranges, reds, greens, salmons, blacks, browns. Everything pretty much but blues. I am not crazy about blue-but I like the soft aquas and teals.